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1863 - 2002



Jenkins, Ruth Manella

Ruth Manella Jenkins, 74, a homemaker who formerly lived in Emporia and Americus, died Jan. 3, 2003, at David's Place in David City, Neb. The funeral was Jan. 6, 2002, at the Roberts-Blue- Barnett Funeral Home and was conducted by Capt. Mark Haslett of the Salvation Army. Burial was in Americus Cemetery.

She was born May 18, 1928, in Olpe, the daughter of Elmer and Maudie May Voorhees Jones. She married Max A. Jenkins on June 14, 1946, in Cottonwood Falls; he died May 1, 1982, in Emporia.

Mrs. Jenkins is survived by three sons, Donald Jenkins of Kokomo, Ind., Arnold Jenkins of Sunset, Utah, and Harold Jenkins of Emporia; three daughters, Candice Marshall of Octavia, Neb., Kathleen K. Lutt of Dighton and Sandra Sue Jenkins of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. A son, Ronald Jenkins; a grandson, Vernon Lee Stanton; and a sister, June Edmiston, died earlier. The family has established a memorial in her name with the Lyon County Historical Society's genealogy department, which she was instrumental in starting. Contributions can be sent in care of the funeral home, PO. Box 175, Emporia, KS 66801.

Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kans., Jan 09, 2003





Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries,
compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
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